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Around 50 works by some of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art are going under the hammer at Christie’s in London on 14 October. Highlights include a rare Kandinsky painting estimated at up to £25 million (€30m) and a Mondrian that could fetch £30 million (€35m). The sale also features works by Picasso, Andy Warhol, Henri Matisse and Paul Signac. Among the more personal pieces is the late David Hockney’s painting of his beloved dog, estimated at up to €3 million.
“Sticking with the status quo and not working relentlessly to secure a good deal that boosts growth would be a major dereliction of duty.” At Labour’s annual conference last month, Burnham said Britain’s departure from the bloc had done “more harm than good” and he pledged to use the imminent U.K.-EU summit — due to take place next month — to put forward “what I believe the different options are for Britain’s long-term relationship with our European partners.” In subsequent interviews, he said it’s possible a future Labour manifesto could include a pledge to hold an “in-out” referendum on rejoining…
Published on 12/10/2026 – 11:24 GMT+2 US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker told European Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius that Washington remains committed to Europe’s defence, amid an ongoing US military review withdrawing thousands of troops and key strategic assets from the continent. “We still love you,” Whitaker said at the Warsaw Security Forum on Monday in the Polish capital. “I keep telling our European allies… the United States isn’t stepping back.” His remarks came during a panel on NATO 3.0 — a US-backed model that calls for Europe to take the lead with its conventional defences as American forces…
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BYD wants French drivers to see it as a local company — and a factory in France could be its next step. “France is on the shortlist,” vice-president Stella Li said at the opening of the Paris Motor Show. “We are looking very closely at the possibility of setting up a plant in France.” Li said her objectives were simple: she wants “people in France to think that BYD is a French company. I want them to like it”. She added that BYD “will try to open a second and a third plant in Europe”. The group’s vice-president spoke as…
Long gone are the days when your souvenirs were limited to whatever you could hastily grab from the airport gift store before rushing to your gate. Nowadays, buying something you can only get in that specific destination has become a key part of the travel experience, at least according to Skyscanner’s latest travel trends report. Dubbed “pilgra-merch”, the trend is the latest iteration of the millennial phrase “pics, or it didn’t happen”, says fashion psychologist Shakaila Forbes-Bell. “Fashion brands have been leaning into this trend by providing more sensation-seeking style experiences from mystery bags to pop-ups, all of which you…
Published on 12/10/2026 – 11:08 GMT+2 Independent candidate Łukasz Gibała has been elected mayor of Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city, declaring that “after 24 years, the people of Krakow have got their city back”. Gibała won Sunday’s run-off with 62.12% of the vote, against 37.88% for Monika Piątkowska of the centrist Civic Coalition (KO), the main party in Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s governing coalition. Turnout was 44.27%. He made his first remarks after the National Electoral Commission announced the exit poll results. In a speech at his campaign headquarters, he also thanked voters who had backed his rival. “The election has…
CCTV footage has captured the moment a missile struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 10, 2026. The video shows the strike hitting the terminal resulting in a fireball explosion, sending debris falling from the ceiling onto the travelers below. The attack killed at least 13 people and injured more than 300, while forcing the airport to suspend operations and cancelling more than 600 flights, according to Saudi authorities.
Published on 12/10/2026 – 11:15 GMT+2 Ahead of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) governing board meeting this Thursday, its executive director Fatih Birol has written to member governments calling for further action as global diesel markets face tight supplies. Birol suggested that members that have not yet released all the oil they pledged in March, when the IEA agreed to release 400 million barrels, should speed up their remaining releases, prioritising diesel. Some countries have already released more than they initially pledged. All members were also asked to assess whether additional diesel releases are necessary and, if so, explain how…
Spain’s history of maritime navigation in the 15th century is full of stories and an epic quality rivalled only by the Portuguese empire. One of those stories explains the first Spanish settlement established in the Americas. On Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas, the admiral sailed with three ships: the Pinta, the Niña and the Santa María; only two of them returned to Castile. It is widely known that on 12 October 1942 land was sighted from the Pinta: it was the discovery of the New World. At 23:00 on a cold 24 December 1492, Christopher Columbus went to sleep.…